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clinton help or hurt her chances for 2016? >> i think it depends which war we're in in 2015. if we're sitting there looking and we're in syria or iran, i mean, it depends on what is happening then whether we're going to say oh, she was on that side. >> john: sabrina. >> i think apologizing is never a good move. you apologize everything you do that week, you remember the thing about the dish wash juror hillary clinton, nothing but love for you but hillary clinton came out on this week on the eve of the ten-year anniversary to apologize not for that but for supporting the defense marriage act 15 years ago which deflected into attention from how wrong she was ten years ago. >> you don't see like, it's not like they wouldn't do it again. it's not an apology, it's not that they wouldn't do it again. iran is happening again. we're going to listen to some spotty evidence, and then we're going to bomb people. >> john: no one is--no one is talking about committing ground troops to iran. i can tell through are democrats like joe biden who would never get behind this again. >> yeah, but
clinton help or hurt her chances for 2016? >> i think it depends which war we're in in 2015. if we're sitting there looking and we're in syria or iran, i mean, it depends on what is happening then whether we're going to say oh, she was on that side. >> john: sabrina. >> i think apologizing is never a good move. you apologize everything you do that week, you remember the thing about the dish wash juror hillary clinton, nothing but love for you but hillary clinton came out on...
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president clinton, president carter. laura bush. all of these huge national figures have recognized the need for marriage equality. this train is moving and anybody who stands in the way of marriage equality risks being seen as completely out of touch for generations to come. if the republican party doesn't come along the way that rob portman has they risk offending the lbgt community. >> michael: karl frisch thank you so much for being here and sharing your thoughts on these at no time important issues. up next, senator on both sides want the whole gun debate to go away, unfortunately this is what they were sworn to do, so somehow they have to wap away the tears, suck it up and get through it. that story is next only right here on "the war room." >>current will let me say anything. save them. woolite everyday cleans your jeans and won't torture your tanks. woolite washed clothes look like new, longer. ♪ >> michael: gun safety legislation is putting some senators in bind while others are fighting back. today the terrible trio of r
president clinton, president carter. laura bush. all of these huge national figures have recognized the need for marriage equality. this train is moving and anybody who stands in the way of marriage equality risks being seen as completely out of touch for generations to come. if the republican party doesn't come along the way that rob portman has they risk offending the lbgt community. >> michael: karl frisch thank you so much for being here and sharing your thoughts on these at no time...
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this week it is hillary clinton, chelsea is not even a lesbian. >> can you believe it? >> bill: what is going on. >> she didn't even have to have a gay child to be for marriage equality. i don't know what is going on this week. certainly it was expected that the former secretary would support marriage equality. you remember when new york was debating marriage she publicly endorsed that effort. but it's a big, big deal because it heats the fire of 2016 speculation but also because she has kind of come full circle like a lot of lawmakers. when she ran in 2008 she only supported gay marriage, and now she's there where most americans convincingly are. >> bill: tell us about the new poll. because he haven't talked about the numbers yet. >> it's remarkable 58% now support marriage equality. that's up some 40 points from where it was in 2004, where president bush ran a whole campaign on defaming gay people and passing state initiatives -- >> bill: yeah, to put it in the constitution -- >> that was the strategy to win in those states bring his voters out, vote for him and of co
this week it is hillary clinton, chelsea is not even a lesbian. >> can you believe it? >> bill: what is going on. >> she didn't even have to have a gay child to be for marriage equality. i don't know what is going on this week. certainly it was expected that the former secretary would support marriage equality. you remember when new york was debating marriage she publicly endorsed that effort. but it's a big, big deal because it heats the fire of 2016 speculation but also...
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cliff from cheers. >> michael: bill clinton eastwood. >> clint eastwood. he was terrible. kid rock and that's it. >> michael: and most republicans i'm guess having no idea who kidd rock even is. so does that work as a message? >> every little bit works. when you lose 80% of the vote on latinos, on asias, you have to start somewhere. every little piece helps. republicans are an even talk -- reince priebus said he is thinking of building an office in san francisco, now for all four republicans that live there -- >> michael: i was going to say a well-represented office. up next the march goes on our series on civil rights continues with filmmaker, keith beauchamp. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ >> michael: a federal judge began hearing testimony today to determine if policemen have been stopping people unconstitutionally. defenders of the program state has brought down gun violence but they say at its core it is racial profiling that violates the constitution. joining me now is keith beauchamp, keith direct theed the documentary "the untold story of emmett louis till" and hosts
cliff from cheers. >> michael: bill clinton eastwood. >> clint eastwood. he was terrible. kid rock and that's it. >> michael: and most republicans i'm guess having no idea who kidd rock even is. so does that work as a message? >> every little bit works. when you lose 80% of the vote on latinos, on asias, you have to start somewhere. every little piece helps. republicans are an even talk -- reince priebus said he is thinking of building an office in san francisco, now for...
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hillary clinton, you're done. and finally cvs. you're done telling health insurance applicants you're going to make them tell you their weight. it's an invasion of privacy. plus they are american so you already know the answer, kind of chubby. how to fix this problem and create thousands of new jobs. start hiring carnival weight guessers. i'm done talking now. drop and give me 50-thousand. >> michael: of course i'm joined with brett erlich right now. brett, really interesting stuff how long have you been a coach? i mean, fake coach? >> it's funny you asked that. i spent years as a fake assistant. when i was really little i used to hand water to the players. >> michael: there is nothing in there. >> fake water. >> michael: obviously you were a fake coach. >> mm-hmm, good at it. >> michael: yeah, you're good at it but there is not a market for fake coaching. >> not yet. i'm creating the fake market that will lead to a windfall of lake market. >> michael: brett, you're done. >> thank you. >> michael: there is always someone in our wa
hillary clinton, you're done. and finally cvs. you're done telling health insurance applicants you're going to make them tell you their weight. it's an invasion of privacy. plus they are american so you already know the answer, kind of chubby. how to fix this problem and create thousands of new jobs. start hiring carnival weight guessers. i'm done talking now. drop and give me 50-thousand. >> michael: of course i'm joined with brett erlich right now. brett, really interesting stuff how...
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and on the defense of marriage act, which bill clinton signed in 1996, bill clinton now says it was a mistake. he regrets signing that legislation. and we all hope that the supreme court justices agree with him. in other news, over in afghanistan, john kerry and president hamid karzai meet, bury the hatchet and reduce tensions between the two countries and tiger woods is back as the nation's number one golfer. boy, that's just some of what we'll be talking about right here on current tv. going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time
and on the defense of marriage act, which bill clinton signed in 1996, bill clinton now says it was a mistake. he regrets signing that legislation. and we all hope that the supreme court justices agree with him. in other news, over in afghanistan, john kerry and president hamid karzai meet, bury the hatchet and reduce tensions between the two countries and tiger woods is back as the nation's number one golfer. boy, that's just some of what we'll be talking about right here on current tv. going...
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and chuck todd especially never been a fan of obama or hillary clinton, and has -- at certain points intentionally -- the idea is not real reporting but to throw tacks under the tires, and -- but that has nothing to do with this. this is chuck todd eating other reporter's time. which is -- who's to say they haven't asked those question -- everybody there had their own singular question. this is chuck todd thinking i am getting screen time, i'm getting these questions so i get the tape. >> chuck and i go way, way back so it's very hard for me to have any -- i just have a very warm spot in my heart for chuck and the work we did a long long time ago. but that aside, i think there is a limbed amount of time in these press conferences. and it's a fair thing to say take a question i just want to get everything out because it's running around in my head, and he is in some regards disrespectful to the other reporters in the room. >> hal: right. he is not in the press room at the white house. there are a lot of worldwide press there who have all got a question, and most of the topics that he
and chuck todd especially never been a fan of obama or hillary clinton, and has -- at certain points intentionally -- the idea is not real reporting but to throw tacks under the tires, and -- but that has nothing to do with this. this is chuck todd eating other reporter's time. which is -- who's to say they haven't asked those question -- everybody there had their own singular question. this is chuck todd thinking i am getting screen time, i'm getting these questions so i get the tape. >>...
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. >> stephanie: thank you, hillary clinton. hurrah! six minutes after the hour. it is "the stephanie miller show." we welcome live in studio with us representative mark takano, one of the newest openly gay members of congress. >> good morning, stephanie. glad to be here. >> stephanie: thank you for taking time for us. here's the thing where i think is real progress. i got to hang out o with senator tammy baldwin at the inauguration. i loved that in her race and i think probably in yours it wasn't an issue anymore. nobody brought up sexual orientation. >> it was very much in the background and funny thing is the people who are most interested were liberal journalists like you. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: i'm just titillated by the whole thing. >> we've had several stories about when i ran 20 years ago and when i ran this time around and so a lot of the stories were about that. typically, you know, the more progressive. >> stephanie: you know what's interesting is i think it has become -- nonpartisan issue. i wouldn't say bipartisan, would you? interesting, this mor
. >> stephanie: thank you, hillary clinton. hurrah! six minutes after the hour. it is "the stephanie miller show." we welcome live in studio with us representative mark takano, one of the newest openly gay members of congress. >> good morning, stephanie. glad to be here. >> stephanie: thank you for taking time for us. here's the thing where i think is real progress. i got to hang out o with senator tammy baldwin at the inauguration. i loved that in her race and i...
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. >> bill: former secretary of state hillary clinton. and president obama at the house with had a special irish message. >> obama: there's an old irish saying that is the recipe for a long life is to leave the table hungry, leave the bed sleepy leave the bar thirsty, we'll see if that works tonight. [ laughter ] >> bill: and president obama took chuck todd to task for asking too many questions. >> another question i have for you -- >> obama: chuck how many you got. you are going to do this to the israeli press -- you see how the young lady from channel one. she had one question. >> bill: yeah, come on chuck. and finally weatherman says birthday to a very special friend watching the channel. >> any way, christie and joe hornton ninth anniversary, and hugh jaynus turning ten. [ laughter ] >> what? >> it's one of those -- >> bill: yeah, huge anus. happy birthday. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." iq will go way up. (vo) current tv gets the converstion started weekdays at 9am eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the t
. >> bill: former secretary of state hillary clinton. and president obama at the house with had a special irish message. >> obama: there's an old irish saying that is the recipe for a long life is to leave the table hungry, leave the bed sleepy leave the bar thirsty, we'll see if that works tonight. [ laughter ] >> bill: and president obama took chuck todd to task for asking too many questions. >> another question i have for you -- >> obama: chuck how many you got....
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we know hillary clinton made her statement last week as well. how do you measure time when something is moving so rapidly here? >> right. and of course you had bill clinton who signed the defense of marriage act coming out against it in the last few days. you're right. this issue has been moving very, very fast. it hasn't even been ten years since massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriages. the momentum has been building in a lot of quarters and i think everyone is waiting to see whether justice kennedy in particular, whether he wants to make his mark and go down as being in support of same-sex marriage or whether or not there is just not support for going their right now in the court. >> absolutely. we're also looking at what was described as a political wedge issue that may have all but disappeared. i want to play what nicole wallace, republican strategist said this morning on morning joe. >> there were a lot of alarming things that happened at cpac. the one happy thing was that they went around trying to find young co
we know hillary clinton made her statement last week as well. how do you measure time when something is moving so rapidly here? >> right. and of course you had bill clinton who signed the defense of marriage act coming out against it in the last few days. you're right. this issue has been moving very, very fast. it hasn't even been ten years since massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriages. the momentum has been building in a lot of quarters and i think everyone...
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clinton joins her husband, former president bill clinton, president obama, and host of conservatives who also previously opposed same sex marriage and now support it public opinion has also turned in favor, but the question remains, what if any impact will this have on the u.s. supreme court a new national poll shows support for same sex marriage is at an all-time high. in the last 10 years, public opinion has undergone a reversal. in 2003, more than half of all americans wanted to outlaw same sex marriage. now nearly 60 percent want to legalize it. the poll was conducted by langer research for abc news and the washington post. if you ride bart during the heavy commute- you may have noticed some changes today. all this week. bikers will be allowed on board during peak commute hours in the morning and at night. kron 4's j.r. stone has more on the week long test program. new tonight at 8-- bart might be considering extending its service north into the east bay... possibly as far as hercules. kron 4's charles clifford has details and shows us where the new train routes could run. distri
clinton joins her husband, former president bill clinton, president obama, and host of conservatives who also previously opposed same sex marriage and now support it public opinion has also turned in favor, but the question remains, what if any impact will this have on the u.s. supreme court a new national poll shows support for same sex marriage is at an all-time high. in the last 10 years, public opinion has undergone a reversal. in 2003, more than half of all americans wanted to outlaw same...
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. >>> hillary clinton says gay rights are human rights and is now endorsing a federal right to same sex marriage. the announcement was made in a video from the advocacy group the human rights campaign. she says the decision was based quote personally and as a matter of policy and law. the move is creating implications for a presidential 2016 run, a contrast from her 2008 campaign when she opposed marriage equality and supported civil unions. >>> lawmakers in north dakota have passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the u.s. and are considering outlawing all abortions. the state legislature pass ad bill to ban abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy. there's also a proposal to ban all abortion by defining human life as beginning with conception. that's drawn opposition from some doctors. >>> and now for a look at the weather. ho hopefully sunshine and not rain. >> yeah, the west is not quite as bad. in the northern plains, you're dealing with the cold, and in the west, it's a dry morning cute for just about everyone. more clouds in the last couple days. we're watching
. >>> hillary clinton says gay rights are human rights and is now endorsing a federal right to same sex marriage. the announcement was made in a video from the advocacy group the human rights campaign. she says the decision was based quote personally and as a matter of policy and law. the move is creating implications for a presidential 2016 run, a contrast from her 2008 campaign when she opposed marriage equality and supported civil unions. >>> lawmakers in north dakota have...
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much has changed in the 17 years since president clinton signed it into law. he now says it should be overturned because it's unconstitutional discrimination. no states permitted same-sex marriage when congress passed doma. now nine states do allow it, along with washington, d.c. 38 others ban it by law or constitutional amendment. >> what do we want? >> marriage equality. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> reporter: public opinion polls show more than half of americans now support it. supporters of marriage for gay couples claim the cultural tide is moving in their direction. >> if the supreme court disagrees with these claims, history will not look fondly on it. the court almost prides itself in moving very slowly, not being out in front of the culture, lagging behind some. that's probably the dilemma for the justices. >> reporter: and there is a footnote. among those who do have a seat inside for tomorrow's argument is a cousin of chief justice john roberts. jean pedroski of san francisco. she writes in an online commentary that she's a lesbian. she hopes to
much has changed in the 17 years since president clinton signed it into law. he now says it should be overturned because it's unconstitutional discrimination. no states permitted same-sex marriage when congress passed doma. now nine states do allow it, along with washington, d.c. 38 others ban it by law or constitutional amendment. >> what do we want? >> marriage equality. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> reporter: public opinion polls show more than half of...
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a shift hillary clinton is reflecting. former secretary of state hillary clinton announced her support for same-sex marriage. >> i support marriage for lesbian and gay couples. i support it personally and as a matter of policy and law. >> reporter: clinton's announcement in line with an abc news/"washington post" poll on the subject showing support for gay marriage at an all-time high. 58% supporting it. only 36% opposed. that's a complete reversal from ten years ago when 55% of americans opposed same-sex marriage. once a hot button issue, politicians are reflecting this change in public opinion. when clinton campaigned for the presidency in 2008 like then-candidate barack obama she opposed marriage for gay couples. >> well, i'm not in favor of gay marriage. >> reporter: clinton invoked god a reason to support same-sex marriage. >> to deny the opportunity to any of our daughters and sons, solely on the basis of who they are, and who they love, is to deny them the chance to live up to their own god given potential. >> repor
a shift hillary clinton is reflecting. former secretary of state hillary clinton announced her support for same-sex marriage. >> i support marriage for lesbian and gay couples. i support it personally and as a matter of policy and law. >> reporter: clinton's announcement in line with an abc news/"washington post" poll on the subject showing support for gay marriage at an all-time high. 58% supporting it. only 36% opposed. that's a complete reversal from ten years ago when...
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let's bring in richard, clinton's gay rights advisor when he was president. good see you, richard. >> hi, fredricka. >> why do you suppose clinton at the time agreed to sign doma, despite being a supporter of gay rights. then have you o wonder whether his about-face will potentially make a difference. >> well, i think even though it was only 17 years ago when doma was pushed through congress by the republicans, it was politically very popular and president clinton was six weeks away from a re-election and i think that sums up why he signs it. i think the important thing now as he said in his opinion piece in the "washington post" two weeks ago, and as he has been saying since 2009, he's now a supporter of same-sex marriage. he's had the same kind of evolution that many americans have had and he believes the bill is now unconstitutional. >> a former president clinton not the only one. same-sex marriage has gained support from others. in the past few weeks from senator portman, the american academy of pediatrics and former secretary of state hillary clinton. th
let's bring in richard, clinton's gay rights advisor when he was president. good see you, richard. >> hi, fredricka. >> why do you suppose clinton at the time agreed to sign doma, despite being a supporter of gay rights. then have you o wonder whether his about-face will potentially make a difference. >> well, i think even though it was only 17 years ago when doma was pushed through congress by the republicans, it was politically very popular and president clinton was six...
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look how popular bill clinton was. the clinton name is better than the bush name. people remember the clinton economy was a great economy. under both bushes, not so great. the question is, whether or not what is happening to america in its future, when no one can control that, ross perot was at one point winning the polls in that year and the country was prepare toddle elect him. i am telling you, we have now great distrust, greater anger, and marginalization, and no one is speaking to it. if someone does --. >> i think president obama was elected in 2008 and 2012 to be the change agent to change the country. >> he has failed. >> he's fail and that is why people are disappointed. >> gentleman, i love to get the insight from you. it is fascinating, three of the smartest guys in the business, john, pat and doug. >> you can get more from the political insiders every monday at 10:30 a.m. eastern time. >> got a second? >> best political strategists of our time, our boss, the ultimate political insider. >> brand new book. >>heather: always time to promote that book of ro
look how popular bill clinton was. the clinton name is better than the bush name. people remember the clinton economy was a great economy. under both bushes, not so great. the question is, whether or not what is happening to america in its future, when no one can control that, ross perot was at one point winning the polls in that year and the country was prepare toddle elect him. i am telling you, we have now great distrust, greater anger, and marginalization, and no one is speaking to it. if...
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speaking clinton was that since the united nations was founded, tyrant -- ireland is the one country that can validly point to the fact that we have personnel and peacekeepers in some locations around the world on peacekeeping and humanitarian missions since the u.n. was founded. of the well aware troubles in ireland over a 30- year time and how painful that was and how it affected life on our island brutally, tragically, and involved an enormous scale of response from some many people. many people. the hatred and loss was written over our timely -- tiny island. democracy and the region and the pursuit of democratic ideals, they were part of peace. the united states and america played its part in that area -- in that. america, in its pursuit of democracy, united us in so many ways. thatall being in this city in 1996 when the clinton administration called meetings from a business and political point of view. i remember senator george mitchell speaking about democracy. i remember him recalling his own family's involvement because of immigration from ireland in economic circumstances, t
speaking clinton was that since the united nations was founded, tyrant -- ireland is the one country that can validly point to the fact that we have personnel and peacekeepers in some locations around the world on peacekeeping and humanitarian missions since the u.n. was founded. of the well aware troubles in ireland over a 30- year time and how painful that was and how it affected life on our island brutally, tragically, and involved an enormous scale of response from some many people. many...
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i think hillary clinton, secretary clinton, former senator clinton, former first lady dln clinton always looks at her best when she's talking issues. children, education. things like that. i don't think she's especially great at the hammer and tongue of politics. the nasty stuff. >> her husband's better. >> yeah. so maybe what they want to do is shorten the field to one or two opponents. not give her any threat. make sure martin o'malley doesn't run against them, make sure joe biden doesn't run against them. make sure andrew doesn't run against them from new york. run against a couple skinny guys who don't mean anything. but you'll win. is that the plan? if bill's tough, i'm arguing, hillary doesn't have to be so tough. >> he's sending a signal -- >> can you answer that question? is that -- >> bill should be the tough guy. he's doing the right thing. >> look, you have -- >> you know what mickey cohen once said? if you have a dog, you don't have to bark. >> you have the right moniker. he's the advance man. >> thank you, guys. michael steele. >>> up next, we all know we live in a polarized
i think hillary clinton, secretary clinton, former senator clinton, former first lady dln clinton always looks at her best when she's talking issues. children, education. things like that. i don't think she's especially great at the hammer and tongue of politics. the nasty stuff. >> her husband's better. >> yeah. so maybe what they want to do is shorten the field to one or two opponents. not give her any threat. make sure martin o'malley doesn't run against them, make sure joe biden...
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gruel supported hillary clinton. her opponent the l.a. race, eric garcetti served as the co-chair of obama's california campaign. the race will be decided may 21st when gruel faces garcett ni a run-off. in while most 17s are thinking about the prom and college and whatever else they do, a young computer whiz in britain is thinking about what to do with the tens of millions of dollars he just earned by selling an app to yahoo!. nick delosio who works at the company now, reportedly sold his news reading app for as much as $30 million. the program called sumly condens long-form news stories into easy to read summaries for mobile devices. who wouldn't want to read a long winded mike barnacle essay. sorry. other early investors in the app included arbon kutcher, yoko ono and rupert murdoch's wife wendy. he doesn't have any immediate big plans for his paycheck except to have his parents help manage it. >>> as always, let us know why you are awake. shoot us an e-mail at way too early@msnbc.com. >>> still ahead on "way too early," tiger woods reg
gruel supported hillary clinton. her opponent the l.a. race, eric garcetti served as the co-chair of obama's california campaign. the race will be decided may 21st when gruel faces garcett ni a run-off. in while most 17s are thinking about the prom and college and whatever else they do, a young computer whiz in britain is thinking about what to do with the tens of millions of dollars he just earned by selling an app to yahoo!. nick delosio who works at the company now, reportedly sold his news...
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the clintons for decades now have been rather opportunistic. i would err on the side of tunism. >> why must we impute the most cynical motives. the fact 2004 to now the support for gay marriage went from 37% to 58%. most americans are evolving. you had a candidate mitt romney who wasn't evolving he revolved. >> bill: we do a comp place of compilation of polls. about 53. >> thank you. >> bill: there is no doubt many people have evolved whatever you call it why? >> because the world is changing. >> bill: that's b.s. why? why are people changing? >> i think the media may have a lot to do with it. >> bill: the media? >> people are seeing maybe there is is more exposure. >> bill: ellen degeneres pop culture, we like ellen. >> some people are becoming more accepting. >> bill: and you? >> and i also think this is a complicated issue. you can see both sides to a lot of it. a lot of people say and a lot of issues black and white. on this issue there is a lot of gray. people have gay members of their family and they want to see them have the same rights
the clintons for decades now have been rather opportunistic. i would err on the side of tunism. >> why must we impute the most cynical motives. the fact 2004 to now the support for gay marriage went from 37% to 58%. most americans are evolving. you had a candidate mitt romney who wasn't evolving he revolved. >> bill: we do a comp place of compilation of polls. about 53. >> thank you. >> bill: there is no doubt many people have evolved whatever you call it why? >>...
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. >> hillary clinton today endorsing gay marriage. the former secretary of state appearing in this video by the human rights campaign just weeks after leaving the administration. clinton says she wishes every parent the joy of watching their kids get married. >>> the nom nominee for the labor department once worked as a garbage collector. he paid his way through college by working odd jobs including sanitation. today he thanked the president in english and spanish. he will replace hilda solis. >>> it is official, tiger woods and lindsey vonn love birds. the golfer confirming the two are an item. she mentioned it on per twitter account, as well. here are a couple pics of the happy couple. he of course asking for privacy. vonn recovering from a recent skiing accident. >>> the new york police department accused of stopping and frisking thousands of people purely based upon race, one lawyer calling this the trial of the century. we're on this next. e on, nowadae go by themselves. no they don't. hey son. have fun tonight. ♪ ♪ back agai
. >> hillary clinton today endorsing gay marriage. the former secretary of state appearing in this video by the human rights campaign just weeks after leaving the administration. clinton says she wishes every parent the joy of watching their kids get married. >>> the nom nominee for the labor department once worked as a garbage collector. he paid his way through college by working odd jobs including sanitation. today he thanked the president in english and spanish. he will...
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court will hear a second case that challenges the defense of marriage act, signed by president bill clinton in 1996 which denies federal benefits to married same-sex couples. the united states has formally handed control of bagram prison to afghanistan following more than a year of delays. the detention center has been dubbed the other guantanamo after reports of prisoners being tortured and abused there. the exact term of the transfer deal remains shadowy, but the u.s. has reportedly received assurances from afghan officials they will not release prisoners deemed to pose a security threat. the u.s. will continue to play a role in determining which prisoners are released and will remain -- maintain custody of some unknown number of afghan prisoners and about three dozen non-afghan prisoners. at monday's ceremony, the commander of the nato forces in afghanistan stressed the enduring u.s. role there. >> the ceremony to transfer the detention facility is important, but what is most significant is the broader political security transition process. it is a small step toward a transformation that
court will hear a second case that challenges the defense of marriage act, signed by president bill clinton in 1996 which denies federal benefits to married same-sex couples. the united states has formally handed control of bagram prison to afghanistan following more than a year of delays. the detention center has been dubbed the other guantanamo after reports of prisoners being tortured and abused there. the exact term of the transfer deal remains shadowy, but the u.s. has reportedly received...
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in fact, bill clinton who signed doma into law when he was president, is now asking the u.s. supreme court to overturn it. let's bring in cnn legal contributor powell cowen. how much will the reversal potentially make? >> supreme court justices would tell you they're immune from politicians lobbying them. they're appointed for life by the president, and the founding fathers frankly set up the system so you would have sort of an independent judiciary. i don't think bill clinton's position will have a major impact on the court. >> so what the constitutional argument that will be made to keep doma in place? >> well, there are two cases before the court this week. one on tuesday and one on wednesday. the first on tuesday is called the prop 8 case. california case, and it's very interesting because the california supreme court said gay marriage is legal. they said it's against the california constitution to ban it. and then lawyers came in and voters went out and they adopted prop 8, which amended the california constitution to make it illegal. so they stuck it to the judges and s
in fact, bill clinton who signed doma into law when he was president, is now asking the u.s. supreme court to overturn it. let's bring in cnn legal contributor powell cowen. how much will the reversal potentially make? >> supreme court justices would tell you they're immune from politicians lobbying them. they're appointed for life by the president, and the founding fathers frankly set up the system so you would have sort of an independent judiciary. i don't think bill clinton's position...
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i remember when president clinton saiddy not have sex with that woman. president obama setd this will not add a single dime to the deficit. >> look, it's going to bring down health care costs. it's amazing people hate so much something that has barely taken effect. most hasn't gone into effect. the american people when asked about the specific provisions in the affordable care act like it. they like tax credits for small businesses to pay for insurance, they like closing the medicare donut hole, they like kids staying on insurance. 80% of people like those and less than 50% know they are in the bill. so stop smearing the bill to tell people what's really in it. >> talk about why this didn't kick in. we had to wait until it got voted back in. they wrote this so that once he's in all the crabby stuff comes out. stuff we're two years in nobody has a clue what a state exchange is, nobody knows what is going to happen to medicare. good luck trying to find a doctor or nurse in the next couple years. they waited until the guy got back independent office and bam
i remember when president clinton saiddy not have sex with that woman. president obama setd this will not add a single dime to the deficit. >> look, it's going to bring down health care costs. it's amazing people hate so much something that has barely taken effect. most hasn't gone into effect. the american people when asked about the specific provisions in the affordable care act like it. they like tax credits for small businesses to pay for insurance, they like closing the medicare...
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but the key thing there is that each time both the clinton administration and the obama administration tried to do this it was essentially a top-down, inside the beltway strategy. we are going after and trying to cajole and convince and persuade the members of the senate and the house to pass this legislation without first engaging the broad public and building a citizens movement, a issue public as i talked about before that was actually demanding change. because in the end politicians care about their job. and if they don't feel like there's a political price to pay for opposing action on climate change or alternatively a political opportunity to be had by being a leader on this issue, it's very easy for them to say, "you know what? i've got a lot of other things here on my plate to deal with. i've got lots of lobbyists coming into my office as well as people back home saying, do this, do that, do this. and it's not climate change. so until they feel that they have to act many of them probably won't. and in fact, almost you couldn't find a worse problem that fits with our current pol
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just like bill clinton did. no, no, no, no, no. it's exactly the opposite. it's the other way around. bill clinton created jobs, created growth in the economy, and that's what had the effect of balancing the budget, because we got so much more in tax revenues from those people who were working and paying taxes and from those businesses that are going great gangbusters and paying more taxes into the coffers. and we had more growth. so that's, you know, the republicans have these things exactly backwards. and rand paul has them even more backwards than paul ryan does. but, you know, there's no -- you know, it's like talking to a brick wall. there's nothing that can be done and there's no negotiation that can be made with such people. >> i wonder, heather, how much of a liability this is going to be in 2014. i mean, you now have mitch mcconnell and john cornyn and ted cruz on record supporting turning the social -- basically tearing the social safety net asunder. and the question is, are they going to be held accountable for those positions? >> i mean, here's t
just like bill clinton did. no, no, no, no, no. it's exactly the opposite. it's the other way around. bill clinton created jobs, created growth in the economy, and that's what had the effect of balancing the budget, because we got so much more in tax revenues from those people who were working and paying taxes and from those businesses that are going great gangbusters and paying more taxes into the coffers. and we had more growth. so that's, you know, the republicans have these things exactly...
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they have something in hillary clinton and in the buildup of the clinton machine and then the obama machine. when those two things come together in 2016, the republicans have a really tough job. there is a reason that there has been nobody from the complete outside come in and run for president for either party. you to have a network and an organization. one of the best things i think that dr. ben carson can do, if he is seriously considering this, is to enjoy a little bit of spotlight now. not every tv show right now. find some people that can advise you and go out to the cabin in the woods for three months and think. get four stages deep in the question. the problem with the republicans is they fall in and out of love with people in if hours. nobody can have any staying power. now we don't like rand paul because he his policy on immigration is bad. they get all thrown up in the air. >> eric: greg? >> greg: yeah. okay. i want to go through the -- these are all the recent targets, by what i call the new white racist, gawker and daily coast and whatever. ben carson, herman cain, allen west,
they have something in hillary clinton and in the buildup of the clinton machine and then the obama machine. when those two things come together in 2016, the republicans have a really tough job. there is a reason that there has been nobody from the complete outside come in and run for president for either party. you to have a network and an organization. one of the best things i think that dr. ben carson can do, if he is seriously considering this, is to enjoy a little bit of spotlight now. not...
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it's the good the bad and the very very junk categorizations slee ugly the good hillary clinton the former secretary of state and possible twenty sixteen democratic presidential nominee came out in support of same sex marriage this morning in a video statement produced by the human rights campaign. l g b t americans are our colleagues our teachers our soldiers our friends our loved ones and they are full and equal citizens. and deserve the rights of citizenship that includes marriage that's why i support marriage for lesbian and gay couples. now that a majority of americans support same sex marriage it's only natural that political figures of clintons influence openly announced their support for what they likely believed was right all along still it's amazing that only five years ago both clinton and then senator breaux obama both supported civil unions but not marriage rights during the two thousand a primary questions of political expedience aside it's inspiring to see the democratic party that's most powerful members openly stand on the right side of history the bad walmart and wal-mart
it's the good the bad and the very very junk categorizations slee ugly the good hillary clinton the former secretary of state and possible twenty sixteen democratic presidential nominee came out in support of same sex marriage this morning in a video statement produced by the human rights campaign. l g b t americans are our colleagues our teachers our soldiers our friends our loved ones and they are full and equal citizens. and deserve the rights of citizenship that includes marriage that's why...
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carter, clinton. they had skin in the game. do you think obama is now going to have skin in the game when it comes to mid east peace? >> what is really important is what happens when he comes back. what president obama said is he and secretary kerry would put their heads together and he suggested secretary kerry would pursue this. the real question is, is president obama willing to expend any political capital at home in the interests of middle east peace? i think we still don't know the answer to that. >> thank you so much. much appreciated. >>> also in world news north korea does not need the range to attack u.s. soil in order to attack americans. about 28,000 u.s. military personnel are stationed in neighboring south korea. 38,000 are in japan. and now kim jong un's forces are threatening to wipe those bases off the map. our own tom foreman is standing by in our virtual studio. tom, just how serious is this threat? >> well, i tell you, jake, a lot more serious than what he said a couple weeks ago the idea he'd lob a missile
carter, clinton. they had skin in the game. do you think obama is now going to have skin in the game when it comes to mid east peace? >> what is really important is what happens when he comes back. what president obama said is he and secretary kerry would put their heads together and he suggested secretary kerry would pursue this. the real question is, is president obama willing to expend any political capital at home in the interests of middle east peace? i think we still don't know the...
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this is so clinton. makes perfect sense. >> first of all, bill clinton regards kentucky as a sub jurisdiction of political power. he won that state twice, last democrat to do so, he feels very much at home there. when i went to that dinner in kentucky that led to my story about judd, clinton was in charge. jerry lundigrin, father of allison grimes, supported hillary clinton heavily. gave to the clinton library, gives to all of hillary's things. when bill clinton came to that dinner, he privately met with allison and jerry, her father. allison is like the daughter of a mini establishment in the state. the further complicating factor is that, though, the lundigrin people are at war with the current governor -- >> that's too much. >> it's not too much. it's not too much. >> it all comes out in the wash. >> what judd has to hope is there's a fracture in the establishment of the democratic party. bill clinton will have to heal. >> bill clinton, very popular in the country. i think he's a stalking horse for hi
this is so clinton. makes perfect sense. >> first of all, bill clinton regards kentucky as a sub jurisdiction of political power. he won that state twice, last democrat to do so, he feels very much at home there. when i went to that dinner in kentucky that led to my story about judd, clinton was in charge. jerry lundigrin, father of allison grimes, supported hillary clinton heavily. gave to the clinton library, gives to all of hillary's things. when bill clinton came to that dinner, he...
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. >> what do you think of bill clinton? >> i think bill clinton is probably the finest communicator that has ever inhabited the white house. i think that if they ever break down and invite me over there, as i've asked them to do on numerous occasions, i probably would have a great evening talking to him. i think he's probably one of the friendliest people that has ever occupied that office. but i do not believe that he is what he represents himself to be. i find, of all of the promises that he made during the campaign, virtually to be null and void. abortion, for example. he said he wanted to make them safe, legal, and rare. well, he certainly continues to make them legal, but anything but rare. and a number of other things. i mean, from the whole gay rights thing-- he told them one thing, he's doing another; to taxes, and the rest. so i think he realized that the country was not going to elect a liberal, so he put a conservative face on, but the truth is coming out now. >> talk from your perspective about the ronald reagan
. >> what do you think of bill clinton? >> i think bill clinton is probably the finest communicator that has ever inhabited the white house. i think that if they ever break down and invite me over there, as i've asked them to do on numerous occasions, i probably would have a great evening talking to him. i think he's probably one of the friendliest people that has ever occupied that office. but i do not believe that he is what he represents himself to be. i find, of all of the...
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after claiming to have infiltrated the email account of a former aide to secretary of state hillary clinton and anonymous online had her known as. claimed another victim venture capitalist john drew up earlier this week confidential emails were leaked linking the deadly attack on the us ambassador in benghazi last september which other terrorist assault in the region are g.'s andrew blake opposed to the pieces of the puzzle together. in these e-mails they go back to september twelfth two thousand and twelve and stretch into february sixteenth of this year and that's a couple of months in the day after the benghazi terrorist attacks and the day after those benghazi terrorist attacks happened the american still didn't know what was happening and it took days and weeks actually for the u.s. government to the united nations you obama administration for everyone to get their story straight but what we see in these documents actually put together a couple pieces of the puzzle if everything proves to be correct the sources that we're reaching out to secretary clinton last year and into this year w
after claiming to have infiltrated the email account of a former aide to secretary of state hillary clinton and anonymous online had her known as. claimed another victim venture capitalist john drew up earlier this week confidential emails were leaked linking the deadly attack on the us ambassador in benghazi last september which other terrorist assault in the region are g.'s andrew blake opposed to the pieces of the puzzle together. in these e-mails they go back to september twelfth two...
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bill clinton must think so. that's ahead. i don't make any decisions about who to hire without going to angie's list first. you'll find reviews on home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. with angie's list, i know who to call, and i know the results will be fantastic. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, ask your doctor if incl
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. >> it's no accident to me, chris, this began to shift with bill clinton. bill clinton very much made it his mission to move the democratic party, quote, to the middle. you know, that was the democratic leadership council. they're not going to give up on the south. even today bill clinton is obsessed with this notion of the sorting out of america. he's always referring to bill bishop's book. when i saw clinton the other week, he mentioned it to me. meaning the country is disaggregating. if bill clinton stood for anything, it was to try to end that kind of thing. he didn't succeed, but he began to lay the groundwork for the type of campaign barack obama ran and won two elections on. >> fascinated by this moment. >> yeah. >> he came up to you, the former president. >> we were talking. >> charismatic gentleman. he came up to you and said, howard -- >> he mentioned it out of the blue. there was a reason for that. we were in kentucky talking about the possibility of somebody like ashley judd running and is it possible for kentucky to get a democratic message the
. >> it's no accident to me, chris, this began to shift with bill clinton. bill clinton very much made it his mission to move the democratic party, quote, to the middle. you know, that was the democratic leadership council. they're not going to give up on the south. even today bill clinton is obsessed with this notion of the sorting out of america. he's always referring to bill bishop's book. when i saw clinton the other week, he mentioned it to me. meaning the country is disaggregating....
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it was the crown jewel of the clinton administration they could work with a republican house to finally come to a balanced put it an budget. he reiterated he doesn't feel like a balanced budget is a goal and i can't imagine simply saying as a nation we will spend what we have and not try to overspend. >> mike: listen to a clip from the president during 2008 back in the campaign when seemed to have a different attitude about balancing the budget. >> it number 43 added $4 trillion by his lonesome so that we now have over $9 trillion of debt that we are going to have to pay back. $30,000 for every man, woman and child. that is irresponsible. it is unpatriotic. >> mike: i get the impression that he thought it was unpatriotic if you had a $9 trillion debt. but a $17 trillion debt suddenly moves us back to patriotism. maybe i'm confused at what point between 9 and $17 trillion of money that we owe did we get to be patriotic again? how do you deal with a mindset that completely changes the rules of the game? >> i don't know. and that is our challenge as republicans is to be able to say we do h
it was the crown jewel of the clinton administration they could work with a republican house to finally come to a balanced put it an budget. he reiterated he doesn't feel like a balanced budget is a goal and i can't imagine simply saying as a nation we will spend what we have and not try to overspend. >> mike: listen to a clip from the president during 2008 back in the campaign when seemed to have a different attitude about balancing the budget. >> it number 43 added $4 trillion by...
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barack obama, to be candid, has not been popular in israel as compared to bill clinton and george bush. what this speech was about was trying to do in one hour what those politicians had done through engagement week after week, was to show the israelis that he understands intellectually, politically, he understands why they feel special about their country. to bring all that together, and as andrea said, this speech was designed to do all that. barack obama has shown in his career that these big set-piece speeches are his probably best tool as a president and as a political leader. if he can launch it, this will be the way to launch it. >> what is interesting, also, another aspect he brought was really an emotional connection. i was here with you. he's talking as a parent and reached out to israeli parents and said, were you to speak to some of these young palestinians i spoke with this morning, you would wish them well, you would wish them prosperity and peace. how much, jamie, do you think israeli and palestinian politicians can step outside of their role as politicians and look just
barack obama, to be candid, has not been popular in israel as compared to bill clinton and george bush. what this speech was about was trying to do in one hour what those politicians had done through engagement week after week, was to show the israelis that he understands intellectually, politically, he understands why they feel special about their country. to bring all that together, and as andrea said, this speech was designed to do all that. barack obama has shown in his career that these...
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janelle wang has the latest in our world tonight. >> clinton's endorsement came in a video posted by a gay rights advocacy group. >> i support it personally and as a matter of policy and law. >> it is a switch in position in 2008 when she publicly opposed gay marriage during her run for president. the announcement comes one week before the arguments being heard on california's prop 8. >>> the syrian war escalates to a new level. syrian jets launched an attack on lebanon. they fired several rockets into the border town reportedly targeting rebel fighters. the obama administration announced it won't stop its allies from arming those rebels. >>> another volatile region is preparing for a visit from president obama. israel is rolling out the red carpet for mr. obama's arrival on wednesday. the president will visit israel, the west bank and jordan during his three-day trip. >>> vice president joe biden is in rome to attend the installuation mass. crews are working to prepare for tomorrow's ceremony. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend. >>> back here in the states, chill
janelle wang has the latest in our world tonight. >> clinton's endorsement came in a video posted by a gay rights advocacy group. >> i support it personally and as a matter of policy and law. >> it is a switch in position in 2008 when she publicly opposed gay marriage during her run for president. the announcement comes one week before the arguments being heard on california's prop 8. >>> the syrian war escalates to a new level. syrian jets launched an attack on...
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and both of us were fortunate enough to take notes in very decisive meetings between clinton, rabin and so forth. and you can see what happens when the two decision makers like each other and trust each other. and when they don't. and unfortunately, during the first four years there was a lack of trust between obama and netanyahu. and this is something that will transpire later but to me, one of the most important potential outcomes of this visit would be to restore or to build from the outset. >> rose: a relationship between netanyahu and obama. >> and obama, where they can trust each other. >> but that starts, i think, with him building the relationship of trust with the israeli public. you see, his approval ratings went down to 10. that is what they were on friday before they went there. and the irony is that they also went down to 10 in the arab world. because what the arabs wanted was him to fulfill his promise to solve the palestinian problem. when he didn't do that and didn't close guantanamo they lost faith in him. now, i think, us through this speech and through the actions tha
and both of us were fortunate enough to take notes in very decisive meetings between clinton, rabin and so forth. and you can see what happens when the two decision makers like each other and trust each other. and when they don't. and unfortunately, during the first four years there was a lack of trust between obama and netanyahu. and this is something that will transpire later but to me, one of the most important potential outcomes of this visit would be to restore or to build from the outset....
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he serveds the ambassador to israel during the clinton administration back in the '90s. he's now the vice president director of the foreign policy program at the brookings institution here in washington. he's joining us from new york. martin, i thought this was one of the most important speeches that an american president has ever delivered about the situation between the israelis and the palestinians. but give me your thoughts. >> i agree, wolf. you said it was bold. i would say it was courageous. not just in terms of making the case to the israeli public, that they do have a partner, that peace is possible, but actually urging them to pressure their leaders to move forward. he is famously being quoted before our elections as saying that he considered the leadership in israel as political cowards. he seems to be going over their heads to the israeli young people, trying to give them hope and trying to encourage them to press their leaders to make peace. and that is, i think, a very bold and courageous thing. but i would say one other thing. he, having tried to lower exp
he serveds the ambassador to israel during the clinton administration back in the '90s. he's now the vice president director of the foreign policy program at the brookings institution here in washington. he's joining us from new york. martin, i thought this was one of the most important speeches that an american president has ever delivered about the situation between the israelis and the palestinians. but give me your thoughts. >> i agree, wolf. you said it was bold. i would say it was...
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and where does that take us and we remember for a moment that that bill was signed by president bill clinton. >> well, we've been talking about equality and we've been talking about federalism, about how many states are on one side and how many states are on the other. the doma case, the defense of marriage act case, involves equality and federalisim in a slightly different way. the question is whether the federal government can define marriage as one man, one woman, even for people who are lawfully married in their individual state. and one argument is just the equality argument that if you believe in gay marriage in each state and the federal government these do it, too, and there might be four justices or three justices that believe in that, but if they can be added to justices who believe in federalism, who think this should be decided by states and the federal government should not disregard state policy then you could have these federalism justices added together with the equality justices and maybe get to five. the weird thing about that argument, again, maybe a transitional argument
and where does that take us and we remember for a moment that that bill was signed by president bill clinton. >> well, we've been talking about equality and we've been talking about federalism, about how many states are on one side and how many states are on the other. the doma case, the defense of marriage act case, involves equality and federalisim in a slightly different way. the question is whether the federal government can define marriage as one man, one woman, even for people who...